Expert-Led Training: Proven Methods, Real Transformations

This class will focus on a solid foundation of the essential fitness skills. This means your dog will be able to perform the most important skills in excellent form. It’s the perfect class for those new to fitness, and wanting to master the basics well without getting super geeky and having HEAPS of exercises to remember and master. The focus will be basics, done well, to help with functional life. This class will also be perfect for younger dogs, older dogs, and potentially dogs with minor issues or recently completing rehab (pending veterinary approval).

Many dogs begin their agility careers with a solid start line - only to see that behavior slowly unravel over time. Why does a reliable start line hold up for some dogs but not others? Why do some teams struggle, even when the dogs were trained the same way and handled by the same person?

Most dogs know how to do the exercises. They even have a foundation in engagement. But when they compete, things often fall apart. Competition requires another level of engagement. Dogs must maintain engagement while performing a complex series of behavior chains. Many distractions at trials are unpredictable and cannot be replicated in training. It’s impossible to prepare for every eventuality.

This class is for the dogs who just cannot ignore the scent, sight and/or sound of prey animals or birds, making walks with them difficult to enjoy. Prey drive is one of the fundamental parts of making dogs who they are. In modern dog breeds, selective breeding of dogs for different roles has aimed to create specialist dogs who can perform vital roles for people. Much of the breeding focus is on increasing some elements of prey drive and reducing others.

Want to join in on the latest dog sport craze? Disc dog with the UpDog Challenge!

This unique disc competition is designed to encourage new players to get involved in this fun sport as well as test the skills and strategies of experienced disc dog teams. There are 11 unique games that we will focus on in this class: ThrowNGo, Far Out, 4WayPlay, Funkey, Spaced Out, Greedy, Boom!, Time Warp, Frizgility, 7up and Fireball. Each game tests different skills and all promote team work, fun and strategy.

Join multiple time UpDog International Finals Champion, Sara Brueske, to learn new skills and develop new strategies to bring to your next (or first!) UpDog Challenge competition.

Sara uses a combination of written lecture with short demonstration videos. Example rounds including scoring will be included in each lecture. All of the skill lectures will be released at the beginning of class and we will do deep dives into 2-3 games for the remaining weeks.